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NFFE and Coalition Partners Rally, Wear Red to Support #RedforFeds Day Before Trump Lawsuit Hearing

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

On Wednesday, July 25, 2018,
NFFE and Coalition Partners rally at
#RedforFeds before a hearing in
U.S. District Court against the three Trump
Executive Orders issued in
May.

For
Immediate Release

Washington,
D.C. – Today, as union lawyers prepared
to argue that President Trump
exceeded his authority when he issued three
illegal, anti-federal worker
Executive Orders last May, National Federation
of Federal Employees (NFFE)
members and staff joined fellow union leaders
and allies on #RedforFeds Day, a nation-wide
act of solidarity supporting the federal civil
service.

The #RedforFeds
rally was held outside of the
U.S. District Court for D.C. prior to oral
arguments in a lawsuit filed by NFFE
and 12 other unions against the President and
the Office of Personnel Management.
The suit was later consolidated with lawsuits
from the National Treasury
Employees Union, the American Federation of
Government Employees, and the
American Federation of State, County, and
Municipal Employees.

“It’s
always a great day when labor forces
join together, in solidarity, on behalf of the
hardworking federal employees who
serve this country,” stated NFFE National
President Randy Erwin. “These
Executive Orders are a direct attack on our
Constitutional first amendment
rights; the right to freedom of association,
and the right to form and join a
union.Today’s rally and hearing is a
reminder to all of us that united we fight and
divided we fail.”

The unions are
seeking an injunction from
the Court to block further implementation of
the three Executive Orders that
unlawfully prohibit statutory guarantees to
legitimate representation and due
process in the federal workplace.Joining the sentiment of federal unions
are members of Congress from
both parties, sending three separate letters to
Trump requesting that he
rescind the Executive Orders.Additionally,
a bipartisan group of current and former
congressional leaders filed an
amicus brief in opposition of the Executive
Orders.

“I am
extremely thankful to see that so
many members of Congress, Democrats and
Republicans alike, take a stand in
support of federal employees and the civil
service institutions that for
decades promoted fairness, transparency, and
efficiency in the government,” Erwin
said. “Their support is critical to
protecting legitimate representation, due
process and a clear voice in the workplace to
better serve the American
people.”